Type-writing machine.



PATENTED MAR. 3; 1908.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

AiPLIOATIOH FILED DEG. 16.1907.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

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TY-PE WRITING MACHINE. Arrmouron rmm DEG. 18.1907.

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H. H. STEELE. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

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' FIE ATTORNEY HERBERT 11. STEELE, OF MARcELLUs,

WRITER COMPANY,.OF SYRACUSE,

NEW YORK, Ass eNon TO THE MONAROH TYPE- NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHiNE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3. 1908.

Application filed December 16 1907. Serial No. 406.683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT H. STEELE, citizen of the United States, and resident of Marcellus, in the county of- Onondaga and State of New York, have inventedcertainnew and useful Improvements in Type-Writ ing Machines, of which the following'is a specification. H.

In its present form my invention relates to ribbon mechanism for typewritin machines.

Generally stated, theobject o the invention is to provide means for changing or shifting automatically at a predetermined point or points 111 a hne of writing from one char acter to another of printing or from one character to another of inking where there. is pro- 1 said shifting members vided a printing means or an inking means having a plurality ofcharacteristics;

' More specifically, in the resent instance the automatic change or shift is from one field to another of a ribbon having a plurality of fields of different characteristics. I

.To the above and other ends the invention consists in the features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. v

As herein shown the invention is applied to a No. 3 Monarch front-strike typewriting machine, which machine employs a vibratory ribbon carrier normally maintaining the rib on awa from the printing point; but it is to be un erstood that the invention is applicable to other forms of writing machines and maybe applied to machines which do not employ a vibratory ribbon carrier as well as to machines which do. I

-In carrying out the invention in the present instance two or more cooperatingshifting members are provided, one or more on the traveling element or carriage of, the machine and one on a fixed )art of said machine,

being relatively adjustable to co-act at varying points'in the carriage tra'vel to bring about an alteration in the throw of the vibratory ribbon carrier, whereby the working or operative field pf'tho ribbon, or that field which is presented to the action of the types, may be changed automatically at one or another of a plurality of predetermined points in the line of writing. As. the invention is shown carried out in the present instance it is to be .notedthat when the automatically operating shiftingdevices operateduring the actuation of thetabulating devices or printing keys, the rib bon is not bodily or physically shifted simultaneously thereby to change from one ribbon field to another, but that by said shifting operation provision is made for a different throw of the ribbon when subsequently a printing key is struck. Thus in substance and effect the ribbon is shifted or changed by said shifting devices to cause a change of field, this change or shift from one ribbon field to another taking place automatically during the operation of the machine. Generic claims to this invention will be found in my application Serial No. 332,9 l9 filed Se tembe'r 1st, 1906, the claims herein being L irected to subject-matter not found in said application nor in my companion applications Serial Nos. 332,950 and 332,951, bothfiledSeptemberlst, 1906.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View of a typewriting machine embodying the inventlon, parts of the machine being omitted and parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on a plane beneath the top late, the top plate being shown by d0tted lines and various parts of the machine being omitted and broken away. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation partly in sectionof the 11 per right-hand corner portion. of the machine. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the upper part of the ma chine, parts being omitted and parts broken away. Fig. 5 is a sectional rear elevation showin various arts illustrated in Fi 4,

some of said parts being in diflerent'relations from those in which they appear in various other arts shown in the being Ol'llllllZGL Fig. 6 1S amew said 4 letter gure corresponding-to Fig. 5 butshowing various 9 'parts indifferent relations from those in which they appear in Figs. 4 and 5, various other parts shown in these latter figures be-. ing omitted. Fig. 7 is a view corresponding .to Fig. 5 but showing various parts in different relations from those in which they appear in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, various other parts being showing the manual devices for effecting change of ribbon fields.

Referring more especially to Fig. 1, the

main frame of the machinc'comprises a base -1, corner posts 2 and a top plate 3. Kev leomitted. Fig. 8 is a side sectional elevation vers 4 are fulcrumed on a fulcrum plate 5 in the rear of the base, each of said key levers being provided with a restoring spring 6. Pivoted at 7 to each key lever is a sub-lever 8 which is slotted at its lower end portion to cooperate with a fixed abutment 9 supported at the sides of the-base. The u per end of each sub-lever is connected by a ink 10 with atype bar 11, said type bar being pivotally mounted in a hanger 12 secured by a screw 13 to a segmental support 14. The hangers are circularly arranged on the support and the free ends of the typebars 11 are normally supported on a type rest 15., said type bars when actuated cooperating with t e front face of a rotary platen '16 mounted in aU- shaped platen carrier or carriage composed of side or end bar 17 and a rear bar 18 connecting said side bars. The rear bar is pro-- vided at its. top and bottom with oppositely disposed longitudinal grooves which cooper ate with anti-friction balls 19, said balls also cooperating with fixed grooved rails or trackways 20 secured by screws 21 .to rearwardly bowed or curved standards 22 rising from the top end plate 3. Horizontally disposed and rearwardly projecting arms 23 are pivoted in the side bars 17 of the carriage,

with said escap'ement wheel are two escapement dogs 29 mounted at the top of a vibracomprising further a rock tory dogcarrier or rocker 30'pivoted' in a supporting bracket 31 depending from the top plate. The dog rocker is provided with a horizontally disposed and forwardly rojecting arm 30 which is connected by a ink 32 with a central rearwardly extendin arm 33 of the universal .bar frame, said %rame shaft 34journaled at the sides of the base anda universal bar proper 35 extending erated thereby causing the dog rocker to be vibrated and the dogs 29 to cooperate in a known manner with the e'scapement wheel 28 to permit the carriage to be drawn a letter. space distance at a time leftward across the top plate under the influence'of a spring drum 36 with which said carriage is connected byaband or strap 37 Ribbon'spools 38 (only one of which appears in the drawings) are arranged above the top plate {one on each side of the machine and forward of the 'laten.. A ribbon 39 is wound upon the rib on spools, said ribbon, as herein shown, bein dividedlongitudinally in ,fields a and b 0 different characteristics; that is to say, the field a or u may be one color such as black an I), or lower field, of a different color such as red, or the field a may be copying ribbon and [which are a apted to the shaft 47'. Said shaft is said arms 23 supporting at their rearends ,a carriage rack 'brac et 52 ted forward end of from side to sideof the machine beneath the series of key levers 4/ The universal bar is adapted to be 0 when any of the key levers is actuate per field. the field the field b record ribbon for ribbon 39 may be fed lon either spool to the other means, that shown in example. The itudinally from y an suitable the draw ngs being substantially the same as the ribbon feeding mechanism employed in the Monarch typewriter. Each ribbon spool 39 is carried-by an upright shaft 40 (Figs. 1 and 2) which rotates in a fixed bearin 41 and has secured to its lower end a small ieveled gear 42. The gear 42 meshes with a beveled pinion 43 secured at the forward .end of .a. horizontal shaft 44' carrying at its rear enda beveled pinion 45, said inion 45 being adapted to mesh with a eveled' drivin pinion 46 mounted on a driving or powers 1a t 47. R0- tary movement is transmitted to the shaft 47 by beveled pinions 48 and 49, the pinion 48 being operatively connected with the drivingv shaft and the pinion 49 with the spring drum 36. It will be understood that both ribbon spools are rovi'ded be actuate'dby driving pinions 46 on journaled in lugs 50 depending from the under side of the top plate and is capable of both longitudinal and rota-r movements in its bearings, the longitudina position of said shaft determining which driving pinion 46 will be in mesh with'its cooperating pinion 45 and which ribbon spool will be .turned to wind the ribbon thereon;

Midway between the ribbon spools the ribbon 39 is threaded through a vibratory ribbon carrier or vibrator 51, said vibrator .bein guided and supported .ona guide suitably secured to the top late of the machine. The stem 53 pfthe ri bon carrier or vibrator has secured at its lower end across pin 54which is engaged by the slotan operating member or lever 55 fulcrumed at 56 in :1 lug 57 depend ing from the to plate. The free end of the forward arm 0 said lever is pivotally connected with the stem of the vibrator 51 and the rear arm is formed with a longitudinally extending slot 58. Engaging said slot is a pin 59 extending laterally from the upper end of a link 60, said link curving forward and downward from said pin-59 at the front fth like gear trains side of the driving shaft 47 and then extend- 1 ing downward and being pivotally' connected at its lower end to the arm 33 of the universal bar frame. A coiled spring 61 is connected with the link 60 and with the link 32 as shown in Fig. 1, said spring tending to draw the link 60 rearward and to maintain the pin 59 at the rear end'of the slot 58. The construction is such that when a key lever 4, or the space bar (not shown),- is operated the link 60 will be drawn downward and, through its pin and slot connection with the operating lever 55, will swing the rear arm of said lever downward and lift the forward arm brator is such that the ribbonis normally maintained below the printing point. but

' when the operating. lever is actuated the vibratorwill be thrown upward to' interpose the ribbon between the types on the actuated type bar and the front face of the platen.

When a ribbon like 39 having longitudinal fields or stripes of'different characteristics or colors is employed in a machine having a Vibratory ribbon carrier, it. is necessary'to vary the movement of-the carrier in order to bring .one field or another of the ribbon as desired opposite the printing point. In the present instance it ispreferred to effect this result by providing a cam member adjustable to co-act'with. the link 60 to swing the latter back and forth on its bearing in the universal bar arm 33 and lengthwise of the operating" lever, thus varying the position of the pin 59 in- .the slot 58; or in other words, varying the ower arm of the operating'lever.

It is to e understood, however, that this is only one we 10f: eflecting the change or "shift of the rib on fields and that various other ways of accomplishingthis result may be'used within theinvention. The cam member or' ribbon field changer l'ierein-illustrated, is designated as a: whole by the numeral'62 and is in the nature of a sleeve which is mounted on the ribbon driving shaft 47 I Said member comprises -a'cylindrical face 63 of com aratively narrow diameter, a cylindrical ace 64 of large diameter, a coned' or 'cam portion 65 but the faces 63, 64 of said member are concentric with the axis of the shaft 47 and it is not material whether the member 62v turn with the shaft 47 or not.

When the member 62 is positioned rela -tivcly to the link 60 as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4

and 6, the cylindrical face 63 ofsaid member will be in the path of said link and the spring 6] will operate on the link to swing or pull it rearwarr until said link contacts withthe face 63, at which time the pin 59 will be at the rear end of the slot 58 and comparatively distant from the fulcrum 56 of the operating lever. An actuation of one of the key levers at this time will'communioate to theribbon carrier or vibrator its least throw or extent of upward movement, the arts being so pro ortionedand arranged t lat this throw wil bring. the upper field a of the ribbon o Osite the printing point. r This field a Wlll e presented to the orig as the member 62- tlypes at each actuation v 62 in the. relation with the link 60,shown in ofa-printing key as a remains in the position referred to. It will be apparent that by moving the member or ribbon field chang1er62 longitudinally of the shaft 47 towards t eright as viewed in Fig. 4-,

the coned'portion-65 of the member 62 will cooperate with the rear ed e of the link and willcam or force said lin forward against the tension or pull of the drawspring 61. If this movement of the member 62,-be continued until :the face 64 is brought into engagement with the link 60 and the member 62 be then arrested in the position shown in Fig.

5, it will be apparent that the pin 59 will be moved forward lengthwise of the slot 58 and Will be arrested near the front of said slot. The'dotted lines-in Fig. 1 show the positionof the link 60 and pin'59 at this time. It willfurther be apparent thatthepower arm of the operating lever has thus been shortened and that the extent of'movement or, throw of the vibrator has been correspondingly increased. The parts are so proportioned and arranged that if at this-time'a. rintingkeyv be operated the ribbon carrier will bethrown' or lifted upward far enough to bring the lower field b of the ribbon opposite the. printing point in position to cooperate with the types. The particular means herein. employed 'foraccomplishing the object of the invention operates to shift the member 62 lengthwise of the driving shaft to bring one or anotherof the faces 63 or 64 into cooperation with the link 60, said means comprising devices on the frame of the machine which are automatically actuated by adjustable devices carried by the traveling element or carriage. The automatic shifting means on the frame comprises a forkedarm 70; the lower or forked portion whereof extends into or engages the groove 67 inthe member-62. The arm 70' is secured at its upper-end. to a short rod 71 which is slidably sup orted; in one of the lugs 50 and in asmallerug 72-(161'.

pending from the top plate. The rod 71 has V suitablysecured to it three collars 7 3, 74=and 75. The collar 73 is adapted to eo -act with the lug 72 to limit the movement of'thelrod .71 in one direction: The collar 75 is provided with an upwardly extending pin 76 which is connected withmeans for manually adjusts.

ing therod 71, while the collar 7 4=isconnected H with automatic adjusting devices. I In other words, the rod "71 and theforked arm 70 are adapted to be shifted to set the member 62 1 either manually or automatically-and may besaid to be comprised in both the manuallyo-p erating and automatically-operating means.- These means are in a sense interdependent and before proceeding furtherwithi the detailed description of the automatically oper-l.

ating means, the manual means will be dele scribed, as said means cooperates with astop device which normally positions thes member' The manually controlled adjusting devices are best shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and comprise a bell crank lever 77 which is 'provided with a hub portion 78, thelatter receiving a headed and shouldered screw the top plate from the under side 79 which screws into and serves as a pivot for the bell crank lever 7 7.- 7 One arm of said lever projects forward and ,is

formed with a slot 80 which engages the pin 76. The other arm of said lever is pivotally connected at 81 to a link 82 which 'extends forward horizontally beneath the'top connected at 83 with one utter being portion 85- which reand is pivotally arm of a bell crank lever 84, the l provided with a hub ceives a headed and shouldered so plate rew 86, the

latter being secured in the under side of the top late and serving as a pivot for the bell- .cran lever 84. One arm 84 extends forward through? formed between the un er side plate and the upper edge of the 'i'r'on'tplate 88 of the machine and is provided at its for- .,.-ward end with 'a finger button 8 device in the form of a lever 90 is 9. -A stop pivoted at $15.50 the front plate 88 and is provided at its tfree 'end with a finger iece..9 2 by which it The stop lever 90 is lugs 93 and 94 wliic -co6perate at their right-hand face or edge of the lcv As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the stop Iug Q3.

rovided with two stop extend upward-from the top edge of the lever and are adapted to left-hand-faces with the is in cooperation with the lever arm 84; said lever arm being maintainedagainst'saidstop. lug by a coiled spring 95 which isconnected at one end to a pin -96 extending--horizontally'forward from the-rod 71. near its lefthand end, said spring at its other end being connected to a'pln 97 extending horizbntally,

forward from the lug 72. As w from a consideration of- Fig. 2 the s tends to slide the rod 71 horizontal 5, ward in its hearings or away from of the machine, and, through the connectr 1 be apparent pring 95 y ri htthe'mi die in and slot on with the bell crank ever 77, to

turn said lever on its pivot and move the link 82 longitudinally rearward. The link in 5 turn tends to swing the forward bell crank 84 on its pivot contact with the stop lug 93 as and will'force the arm 84 into shown. It

will be noted that at this time the face 63 of the member 62 is cooperative wi so th the link that the upper field a of the ribbon is operative. The manual adjustment or setting of the member 62 by means of the ,handcontrolled devices just described plained later in detail. 60 Returning now will be 1;

to the automatic shifting devices, the collar 74 is provided with a rearwardly extending horizbntal pin which lug serves or lug 97,

to connect the rod 71, armand member 62 the shiftin devices 5 on the frame of the machine.

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,and the. rock sh vices comprise a crank arm 98 provided at its lower end with an angled slot'99-which receives the (pin or stud ,97 and provided at its u per en with a collar portion through whic asses the forward'end of a horizontally disposed rock shaft 100. Said rock shaft is journaled in the depending arms 101 of a U-shaped hracket 102 which is secured by a headed screw 103 to the under side of the top. plate. A crank arm 104 is provided with acollar portion through which the end asses, the crank arm 104 and the 'rock shaft eing of the rock shaft 100' suitably secured in a fixed relation and said crank arm extending upward from the rock shaft through an OpeningJor slot 105 in the top plate 3.

As will e understood from a considera tion of Figs. 1 and 2, the rock shaft is prevented fromrnoving endwise in its bearings by the. collar portions of the crank arms 98 It will further be apparent that the crank arms constitute in effect a'sin glelever with all: elon ated fulcrum or pivot. he crank arm 104 is ormed at its upper end with we forks or branches which receive pins orstuds 106'and 107. These studs, as 'showmin Figs. 1 and 4,. are normally above the top late and project towards the rear of the mac ine. Cooperative respectively with the studs 106 and10 7 forks or fingers 108 and Y109 which constitute the lower arm of a two-armed lever, said lever further com- P118111 a hub portion 110 and an upwardly exten in'g arm.111.

The hub portionflis perforated to receive a headed-shoulder screw 112 which passes through said collar portion, thence through an opening. in a lever 113 (said lever being comprised in a back spacing mechanism not herein shown) and then; screwing into the lower fixed guide rail 20. Theupper end of the lever arm 111 is pivotally connected by a headed pin or rivet 114 with one endof a floatin bar 115, said bar extending lengthwise o the carriage bar 18 at the rear thereof and bei n pivotally connected at its other end by a eaded pin or rivet 116 with an arm 117. The latter has a collar portion 118 which receives a'headed shoulder screw 119 secured to the lower rail 20 and serving as a pivotforsaid arm 11.7. A wire spring 120 is coiled around the hub 118 and tends constantly to throw the arm 117 and the floatin bar 115 and other parts connected therewith towards the right, as viewed from the rear of the machine. The floatin bar 115 is guided by a slot-way 27" in the bracket 27 and is arranged to haye a parallel motion. Said floating bar is provided with a stepped portion 121 having a horizontal upper edge or face 122 and vertical side edges or faces 123' and 124. The edges or faces of the floating bar are adapted to' codperate with one or andlfl said collar ortions abutting against" more shifting or contact members or devices mounted on the traveling element or carriage. When the floating bar is moved from the normal positlon shown 111 Fig. 4 1n the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5 to the pos1- tion shown in the latter figure, said floating ing keys are subsequently actuated. As has been stated, this operation of the floatin bar to effect an automatic change in the ribbon fields is caused by the co-action with said bar of a shifting member or members on the carriage or traveling element.

1 The' field changing mechanism is preferably employed with tabulating mechanism. The tabulating mechanism shown in the present case is substantially the same as that employed in the No. 3 Monarch typewriter and forming the subject-matter of the application. of Jacob Felbel, Serial No..270,527 filed July 20, 1905. Said tabulating mechanism. comprises one or more tabulator stops comn'ionly called column stops which are mounted on the carriage. and which cooper ate with a plurality of tabulator stops, commonly called denominational stops mounted aletter space distance apart on the frame of the machine. In the form of the invention now under consideration it is preferred to slightly modify one or more of said column stops-and to make use of them as shifting members to cooperate with the shifting member or floating bar 115 to effect an automatic chan e of ribbon. fields. As is well understood tie column stops presently to described in detail are adjustable to assist in defining columnar fields; and it will be apparentfro'm what has been said that when one :or another of the modified or special col umn stops is adjusted it not only assists to define a columnar field but also 0 erates to etlect an automatic change 'of tie ribbon .fields so that the printing in the defined col 3 umnar field will be in a different color from the Writing which has immediately preceded:

Referrin to Figs. 1 and 4, brackets 125 are secured hy headed screws 126 at the back of the rear bar '18 of the carriagenear the ends thereof.

: with rearwardly extending arms 127 which at its ,front and rear sides with oppositely disposed teeth 129.

The end portions 1.30 of the column stop bar are cylindrical in shape, and are threarjled to'coo crate with adjusting and securing nuts. T 1e stopbar Said brackets125 are formed 128 is ada ted to carry one or more adjustable flat co umn stops 131, said column stops being received in openings between the teeth 129 of the stop bar and each having a stopping portion 132 which is cooperative with the denominational stops presently to be described.

In addition to the column stops 131 which are of the usual form, the stop bar 128 is adapted to support one or more special stop members 133' Each of said members is made preferably of sheet metal and generally resembles the column stops 131, being adapted to fit down over the stop bar between the teeth thereof and having a stopping portion 134 cooperative with the denominational stops. Said stop members 133, .l1owever,'(lifi'er from the regular 'column stops in that each is provided with a depending extension or shifting arm 135 which extends some distance below the bottom face of the stop bar 128 into position to cooperate It will be apparent-from an inspection of Fig. 1 that the curved standards 22 permit of the free and unobstructed passage of the stop bar 1.28 and the devices supported thereon as the carriage travels to and fro across the top plate. Durin the travel of the carriage from left to rig t the column stops 131 and the members 133 are adapted to cooperate with a set of denominational stops, said stops being in the form of'upright levers 136 havingforwardl curved stopping portions 137, said levers eing pivoted between their ends at 138 in a supporting frame corn rising side arms 1,39 joined at their tops )y a part 140 which serves as a hood for theupper, ends of the levers 136,

said frame being suitably secured to the frame of the machine at the rear thereof as by screws 141. Coiled springs 142 cooperate with the lower arms of the levers 136 to maintain the stop ing portions 137 normally out of the path of the column stops and the special members; Operative onthe end portion of the lower arm of each lever 136 is a slide bar 143- inounted to slide on aframe 144 detachably secured to the main frame of the machine. Rock shaftsl45-are journaled on the frame 144, each rock shaft having a dependin arm 146 arranged to cooperate with the forward end of one of the slide bars 'with the stepped portion 121 of the floating be understoodthat when a ta operated it turns its associated roc rearward,

Y the specia members 133, In order to the cooperative tabulator stop: members nto engagement when the tabulating mechanism is operated, it is 'necessary tto effect the re-' plish .20

' .cally disposed I lifting shoes 1'62;

' link 154 is connected vprior to the release .of the carriagefrom. its

lease of the carriagefrom' its step by-step' feedin mechanism. Said-releaseis accomby means comprising tiauniversal bar 149 arranged behind andtransv'ersely of thelower arm of the levers 136.'- Said universalbar 118528.11. arm 150 depending from it at each end and pivoted at 151 in the-side bars 139 of the supportingframe, only one of said arms and ivots shown in the present case. 'Proecting forward from the right-hand arm 150 is an extension 152 with which is pivotally connected at 153 the lower end of a vertilink 154, said 'linkbeing raised when the universal bar 149 is actuated by one of the levers 136. The upper end of the g at 155 with a'lever 156' pivoted at 157 on an arm 158 depending from the top-plate. The inner arm of the lever 156 is pivotall connected at 159 with the lower end of-a 'fting member 160, the upper portion whereof is bifurcated to provide arms 161 which embrace or straddle the bracket 27. The u per end portions of the arms 161 are bent orward horizontal l to provide which normal y lie beneath and out ,of contact with the teeth of the feed rack 25. When one of. the tabulating keys is operated the link 154 is moved upward oper-' ating on the lifting member 160 through the. lever .156, causing the lifting shoes 162 to en-' age the rack 25 and swing the latter upward on its pivots until it is disconnected from the feed pinion 26, thereby releasing the carriage. The parts are so arranged that step-by-step feeding mechanism the actuated denominational stop lever will have been moved sothat its stopping portion or denominational stop proper 137 will beinposition to arrest the proximate column stop 'or that sto which is nearest to it at the right hand si e looking from the front of the inachine. '3

From what has been said it will be understood that the automaticoperation of the ribbon field changing mechanism is effected ata predetermined'point or points in the' line of writing, the po" t or points being deterjusted at a corresponding lator stop bar.

mined by the position at which the member or members 133 are 'arra 128. .The arran ement o the stop bar character of ad on the'stop bar these members on I of course, depend on-the the work to be written. The

work, for example; may comprise av number,

of columns of tabulated matter and one or more of these columns at the left-hand side of the worksheet may be in black, then there may be a column or columns to written in red succeeded by a column or columns in black. If the work sheet be'ruled, a side guide (not shown) of suitable construction may be employed to pro rly position said work sheet when it ismxtmllyentered in the machine, and then the column stop or stops 131 and the combined column stops and shiftin neinber or members 133 may be corres on 1 pla fen s35 y shown) with which the bar 128' is preferably ample, if the form rmted and ruled "on the work sheet shows t at the first column is to be in black and to be begun at a point corresponding say to 24 on the platen scale, a column or tabulator stop 131 ma be adtop face of the stop provided.'- For ex- Assuming that the next succeeding column is tobe written in red and begins at a point, say corresponding to 52 on the platen scale, 133 may be adjusted at a corresponding. on the the sto I may be in blac beginning at 62 and the next column after hat may be in red beginning at 72. The adjustment of the stops and members just referred to is shown in Fig. 4, whichit will be'recalled is a rear" view. Assuming that any preliminary writing on oint the work sheethas been written in the usual way and that the carriage has been moved to the right ready to begin the tabular or column work, the operator presses the proper tabulating key 148 for arresting in the first column at the pos tion to begin then one of the members the carriage adjusted by the aid of the usual I e (not shown) and the scale (not point on t 1e tabubar 128. The next co umn the writing of the desired entry or number in l a that column.-' The depression of the tabulating key effects the release of the carriage and projects the corresponding denominationa stop proper 137 into the path of the tabulator stops on the stop bar. The carnag the left under the ull of the spring drum and will be arrested when the rojected stop 137 is engaged b the first co umn stop or that stop ad uste at the point 24 on the stop bar. During the run of the carriage the first column stop will pass over the floating bar without affecting either it or the field changing devices with-which it is connected. Conse uently the member 62 will remain in norma position with the face 63 operative, and the writing in black. Let it be assumed that the writin in this first column has'.been completed and the first column will be in ewhen released will move freely towards.

the point 52 sociate stop 13?.

.slightly because of the diagonal that the parts are in the positions illustrated in Fig. 4, then the next entry will be in the column in part defined by the first ofthe members 133 which member was arranged at on the stop bar. The operator depresses the desired tabulator key 148, releasing the carriage and projecting the as- The carriage when released will move freely towards the left, bringing the shifting arm or extension 135 of the first member 133 against the face 123 of the floating bar. After contact of the extension with the face 123, further movement of the carriage swings the-floating bar towards the right, as viewed from the rear of the machine. The floating bar will first rise osition of the arms 11] and 117 and will t en, as its rightward longitudinal movement continues, swing downward until it reaches the position shown in Fig. 5, from which it will be noted that the bar has during its movement to wards the right been lowered far enough to enable the bottom of the extension 135 to clear the'face 123 and to ride over the upper face or edge 122 of the stepped-portion 121 After this, during, the further run ,of the carria e the extension 135 will ride freely over t ie face-122 until the first member 133 contacts with the projected stop 137, whereupon the carriage will be arrested. During the movement of the extension over the face 122' the floating bar will be held in the depressed position shown in Fig. 5. From a consideration of this figure it will be apparent that the relation between the set of tabulator steps or blades 137 and the stepped portion 121 of the floating bar is such that the floating bar reaches the end of its rightward movement justbe'fore the member 133 reachesthe stop 137 corresponding to thehighest de nomination. In other words, asthe'member 133 reaches the field of the tabulator stops 137, said member will begin to slide over the face 122 of the stepped portion and will I maintain the floating bar in depressed or and remain only during1 the operated position until said member 133 passes out of the field of the tabulator stop 137 at the right thereof, as viewedfrom the rear. At all times, therefore, when cooperation is possible between the member 133 and one or another of the tabulator stops 137, said member is maintaining the floating bar 115 in o erated position and the change or shift of tie ribbon fields will take place assage of the member 133 across the eld ofl the stops 137. This last factwill erhaps be a little clearer after a word of exp anation. The rightward movement of the floating bar under the influence of the shifting member 133 acts through the train of devices with which said bar is connected to slide the rod 71 inward towards the middle'of the machine, overcoming of the spring 95 and sliding the fieldehanging member 62 lengthwise of the shaft 47 until the face64 engages the link 60. 'lhisoperates to swing the link forward about its'lower end and brings. the

pin 59 at the upper end of said link nearer to the fulcrum 56 of the operating lever 55. As

long as the floating bar is'held in the position shown in Fig 5 the field changing member -62 will be maintained with its face 6 4 operative. The actuation of any of the printing keys at this time will give the ribbon carrier its greatest extent of throw and will bring the lower field I) of the ribbon opposite the printing point in position to co-act with the actuate type bar. Consequently no matter which one of the stops 137 is projected to arrest the carriage by co-aetion with the first member 133 any printing in this column, which it Will be recalled is the second column, will be in red. Let it be assumed that the final digit in this secondcolunin has been printed and the extension 135 has just passed out of the field of the stops 137. bi-mu'ltaneously with such passage theextension, .135 clears the top face 122 of the floating bar, thus permitting the spring 95 to operate on the member 62, the floating bar and the train of devices"connecting these warts, re-' storing all of them to the normal position shown in Fig.4. The link 60 is thereby permitted to be restored to normal position under the pull of its spring 61 and will again contact with the face 63 so that if a tabulator key be now operated to release the carriage and arrest it in a position in part determined by the second column-or tabulator stop 131,

which stop was adjusted at the point ,62? on the sto) bar, then, any printing in this; column will be in black. After the entry has been made in this column, whichwill be the third column, the appropriate tabulator key may be depressed to release the carriage and arrest it in the proper position-inthe fourth 4 mitting the floating bar, the field changing member and their associate parts to return to normal position, then the operator may line space the work sheet in the usual manner and restore-the carriage from left, to right to begin va new line of writing. During this restoring movement of the carriage the extension will be 'brought against the ver- -ti'c al' face 124 of the floating bar and'will bar, only said bar and the in normal position and-the swingsaid bar longitudinally-in the direction of the arrow in F1 6, and downward until said-bar reaches t e position illustrated in said figure. It will be understood that this movement of the floating bar enables the extension 135 to ride over the face 121-, thus permitting free rightward movement of the carriage to continue. Afterthe extension 135 clears the face'121 the floating bar will 'be restored to normal position by itss ring 120. It will be understood that during t e to-andfro movement just referred to o arts on which it is 'pivotedwill be -move and the field changer 62 and the trainof devices connected A therewith'up (to andincluding' the arm'104 will remain uiescent. This is true because during this ownward swing ofthefloating bar the fingers 108 and 109 will move away from their movement be communicated to the arm 104.; The operation above described between thefloating barand the shifting membe repeated when the other shifting member engages the floating bar.- From what has been said it will be apparent that after the-"carri e reaches the initial position be 60. This rig for the'second' me, the various parts will second andsubsequent lines oftheentries may be written in the described manner; Sometimes it may be desirable to print an entire line or s'ucces'sionof lines in printing of uniform characteristics, or,

To enable .present case, in a single color. work of this sort tobe done,

iece 89 maybe employed-in connection wit the sto memberor lever; 90. Suppose it is desired to print an entire line or succession of lines in black. Inf-that case the handle or finger-piecei92 is pusheddow'n from the full line position'shown' in Fig.[ 3 to that shown in dotted lines, thus withdrawing the stop lug 93ifrom thea'path of the lever arm onthe lever 84 and thetrain of devices connected therewith down to and including the member 62 with the result that said member 62 is slid along the shaft 47 the direction of the :arrowin Fig. 7 until said member attainslthej position shown in said From a consideration of Fig. 7 it will be noted that the face 63 of the member 62 is still in cooperation with the link 60: so that the throw of the vibratory ribbon carrier will not be altered and it will present the ribbon field a, or black field, to the't es when it is o erated the same as it-norma y does. By til the pull of will be moved in the direction of'thearrow in Fig. the collar 74 with the lug. 50. This-movementofthe rod 71 operates through the pin the floating 1 associate pins 106 and 107 and no" the hand-conenough trolled devices operated by the finger v arm. 84 84* and permitting the spring 95 to operate the path of the lever arm84'fythus tin said arm to move fi ure.

e movement of the parts underthe spring 95, however the rod 71 7 until arrested by the co-action 0f not contact with t e shifting member or:

fioating bar on the frame, so that the'carriafie movements may beuninterrupted and t 0 face 63 of the ribbon field changer may of the extension 135 of the remainoperative, with the result' that all the writing will be in black. 1

If it be desired to do all the writing from the red or lower ribbon field b, the handle or finger piece'89 ma be pressed leftward, overcoming the pu of the spri and forcing the rod 71 and the rib n field changer 62 towards theright as viewed in Fig. 5 until the collar 73 contacts with the lug 72,.'thus arresting the parts, the face '64. I

being cooperative with the link at this time htward movement of the rod 71 causes the pm 107. to swingtowards the left and during this leftward movement of said pin it will be followed'up by the finger109 under the influence of thespring 120. Con;-

sequently when the rod 71 is arrested b the lug 72, the swung towards the right and downward-far to enable the extensions 135 to Lust clear the upper face 122 of said floating at. The parts may be maintained set in the positions just, referred to by swinging the stop member 90 u Ward and the stop lug 94 to the r as viewed from the ont of the machine, so

floating bar 115 will have n;

ht of the lever arm 84 that the left-hand vertical face of the lug 94' will prevent rightward movement of said underthe pull of the spring 95. When it may be again desired to render the automatic shifti this may be accomplis ed by pulling, down the stop member 90 until the lug 94 is out of permitpull of the spring 95' and to again co-actwith the stop lug 93.

If one or more'of the red columns are of ELK- eater width than the distance between the st and lastdenominational stops,- it isonly necessary to. adjust two or more stop bers on. the stop bar in such a we before the first member reaches the en stepped section of the floating bar another member will engage said section and main-. tain the floating .bar depressed.

It may sometimes be desired to make an entry, say in black, within a column'alread momthat

devices operative, 1

rightward underthe of the;

set off for redrecords in which case 1 3 normal position.

ent ma be made without shifting the bell cran 84 hand, as follows:-The operator depresses t e tabulator key of lowest denomination, thus projecting the corresponding denominational stop which will be therighthand stop as viewe chineand causing the carriage to be arrested with the appropriate member 133 in contact with said rojected stop. After the carriage has been t us arrested the space key may be depressed to move the carriage an additional letter space distance, thus releasing the floating bar and permitting the parts to return to 'lhereupon the carriage may be moved in return direction-by hand to the desired denominational osition, during which carriage movement t e member 133 will operate to lower the floating bar but will not effect the field changer 62. Consequently if the printing keys be now operated the printing will be done in' black.

Various changes may be made parting from the spirit and scopeof my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, printing instrumentalities,

ribbon fields of diil'erent characteristics normally removed from the printing oint, devices for moving said ribbon 'll.6l('S to and from the printing point at printing operation, and means operative at a predetermined point in thecarriage travel to alter the normal relation between certain of said devices.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, printing instrumentalities,

ribbon fields of different characteristics, a

ribbon vibrator normally maintaining said ribbon fields away from the printing point, devices operative to move-said vibrator to and from the printing point, and means operative at a predetermined point in the travel of the carriage to alter the normal relation between certain of said devices.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, devices operative to move said vibrator to and from the printing point, a member adjustable to vary'the normal relation between certain of said de-' vices, and means operating automatically to re-adjust said member-at a predetermined point in the travel of the carria e.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, devices operative to move said vibrator to and from the printing point, a member adjustable to vary the normal relation between certain of said devices, a s ring normally controlling the position of sai member, and means automatically acting to overcome the force of said spring and re-adjust said member to change again the normal relation between certain .of saidde- 'vices.

from the rear of the inawithout dc; I

tion of a carriage, printing instrumentalities, ribbon fields of different characteristics normally removed from the printing point, actuating devices for said ribbon fields including a link and a lever, and means operative at a predetermined point in the travel. of the carriage to vary the normal relation between said link and said lever.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, printing instrumentalities, a ribbon vibrator, actuating devices therefor including a link and a lever, and means operative at a predeterminedpointin the carriage travel to vary the normal relation between said link and said lever.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, printing instrumentalities, a ribbon vibrator, an operating lever therefor, a key actuated universal bar, a link conmeeting said universal bar with said operatin lever, and means for varying the normal relation between said link an said lever, said means operating at a predetermined point in the travel of the carriage.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, printing instrumentalities,

a ribbon vibrator, an operating lever therefor, a key actuated universal bar frame, a link pirotally connected with said universal bar frame and having a pin and slot connection with said. operating lever, a s ring tending constantly to maintain sai link and operating lever in anormal relation, and means operative at a predetermined point in the travel of the carriage to vary the normal relation between said link and said operating lever.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, actuating devices therefor including a link and a lever, a member operative to vary the normal rela tion between saidlink and said lever, and means for readjust-ing said member, said means being operative at a predetermined point in the carriage travel.

1.0. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, actuating devices therefor including a link and a lover, a member operative to vary the normal relation between said link and said lever, and means for re-adjusting said member, said means being operative at a predetermined oint in the carriage travel and said means being adapted to be set to vary the point in the carriage travel at which said member will be re-adjusted. v

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a ribbon vibrator, actuating devices therefor including a link and. a lever, a member operative to vary the normal relation between said link and said lever, and shiftin members one operatively connected with t e carriage and one on a fined part, said shifting members cooperat ng at a-predetermined point in the travel of the carriage to re-adjust said first recited member.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a ribbon vibrator, actuating devices therefor including a link and a lever, a member operative to vary the normal relation between said link and said lever, and shifting members one ()PQI'ztlllVl-Pl) connected with the carriage and one on a fixed part, said shifting members cooperating at a predetermined point in the travel of the carriage to re-adjust said iirstrecited member, one of said shifting members being adjustable relatively to the other to vary said predetermined point.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, .a ribbon vibrator, ac-

tuating means therefor including a link and a lever, a member adjustable transversely of said link and having a plurality of faces cooperative with said link to vary its relation with said lever, a shifting member mounted on a fixed part and operative to shiftsaid adjustable member, and a second shifting member on the carriage operative on the first named shifting member.

l4.- In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, actuating means therefor including a link and a lever, a mem ber having a plurality of faces, and means for automatically shifting said member at a predetermined point in the line of writing to ring one or another of said faces into position to cooperate with said link to determine its normal relation with said lever.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a ribbon vibrator, actuating means therefor including a link and a lever, a member having a plurality of faces, means for automatically shifting said member at a predetermined point in the line of writing to bring one or another. of said faces into position to cooperate with said lmk to determine its normal relation with said lever, and

means for manually shifting said member.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a ribbon vibrator, devices for moving said-vibrator to and from the printing point, means operating automat cally at a predetermined point in the line of writing to vary the normal relation between certain of said devices, said last named means being constructed and arranged to be rendered ino erative for the purpose of changing the ri bon fields.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon vibrator, devices for moving said vibrator to and from the printing point, means operating automatically at a predetermined point in the line of writing to vary the normal relation between certain of said devices, said lastnamed means being constructed and arranged to be rendered inoperative for the purpose of changing the ribbon fields, and means for manually operating said first named; means.

' 18. In a typewriting machine, the'combination of a carriage, aribbon vibrator,'devices for moving said vibrator to and from the printing point, a member operative to vary the normal relation between certain of said devices to vary the throw of the vibrator, and means operative at a predetermined. point in the travel of the carriage to vary the position of said member, said means including a shifting member operatively connected with the carriage and a shifting member mounted on the frame of the machine, the latter member being a bar having a parallel motion.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a ribbon vibrator, -devices for moving said vibrator to and from the printing point, a member operative 'to var r the normal relationbetweencertain of sai devices to vary the throw of the vib'rator,

means operative at a predetermined point in the travel of the carriage to vary the position of said member, said means including a shifting member operatively connected with the carriage, a floating bar mounted on the frame of the machine and adapted to be given parallel movement by said shifting member, a cam member, and connections between said floating bar and said cam member.

20. in atypewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a ribbon vibrator, devices for moving said vibrator to and from the printing point, a member operative to vary the normal relation between certain of stu devices to vary the throw of the vibrator,

means operative at a predetermined point in the travel of the carria e to vary the position of said member, sair means including a shifting member operatively connected with the carriage, a floating bar mounted on the frame of the machine and adapted to be given parallel-movement by said shifting member, a cam member, and connections between said floating bar and said cam member, said connections including a slide rod, a lever emmected with said slide rod, and a second lever connected with. said floating bar and operative on said first lever.

31. In a typewriting machine,- the combination with a carriage, ste -by-step feeding mechanism therefor, rilibon fields of dili'crcnt characteristics, a ribbon vibrator, d evices for moving said vibrator to and from the printing point, and tabulating mechanism including stops operative to arrest the carriage in predetermined columnar positions, of a member cooperative with certain of said devices to alter their normal relations, and

means operative during the movement of the I carriage to a predetermined columnar position to shift or I88.djl1St said member.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carria e, ste -by-step feeding mechanism theref or, ri bon" fields of different characteristics, a ribbon 5 devices for moving said vibrator to the printing point, and tabulating mechanism including carriage in predetermined tions, of a member cooperative with certain of said devices to alter their normal relations, and means operative during the movement of the carriage to a predetermined columnar position to shift or re-adjust said member, said means includingcertain of the tabulator stops.

23. In a typewriting machine, the combination wit a carriage, ste I i mechanism therefor, ri bon fields of di erent characteristics, a devices for moving said vibrator to and from and tabulating mechanism including stops operative to arrest the columnar ositions, of a member having a plurality of aces with certain of said devices to vary the normal relation between vices, and means operated during the movemerit of the carriage to a predetermined vibrator,

columnar position to shift or re-adjust saidmember to render one operative.

24. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carria e, ste -by'-step feedin mechanism there or, ribbon fields of different characteristics, a ribbon vibrator, devices for moving said vibrator to and from the rinting point, and tabulating mechanism including stops operative to arrest the carriage in predetermined columnar posi tions, of a member havin a plurality of faces coo erative with certain of said devices to vary t e normal relation between said devices, and means operative during the movement of the carriage to a predetermined columnar position to shift or re-ad'nsisaid member torender one or another 0 itsfaces ..o erative, said means including certain of t e tabulator stops.

25, In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, step-b -step feeding mechanism therefor, ribbon elds of different characteristics, a ribbon vibrator, actuating devices therefor includinga link and a lever, and tabulating mechanism including stops operative to arrest the carriage in predetermined columnar positions, of a or another of its faces carriage to a predeterminedcolumnar p tion to shift or re-adjust said" member and vary the normal position ofsaid link.

In a typewriting machine, the 'combi-y nation with a carriage step-b -step feeding mechanism therefor, ribbon fl l5 ent characteristics, a, ribyon vibrator, actuand from said de- I by-step feed- I I nation characteristics,

ating devices therefor including a link and a predetermined columnar position to s rift or .re-adjust said member and vary the normal position of said link, said means including certain ofsaid tabulating stops.

27. In a typewriting machine, the .combination with acarriage, step-by-stepfeeding mechanism therefor, ribbon fields of different characteristics, a ribbon vibrator, actuating devices therefor includii'ig a link and a determined columnar position to adjust said member and bring oneor another of its f on with said link.

28. In a typewritingmachine, the combi-' nation with a' carriage, step-by-stepfeeding mechanism therefor, ribbon fields of different characteristics, a ribbon vibrator, devices for certain of said devices ,to. vary their 29. In a typewriting machine, the combiwith a carriage, step-bv-ste feeding mechanism therefor, ribbon fields 0 different characteristics, a ribbon vibrator, devices or moving the vibrator to and from the plrirting point, and tabulating mechanism in c u positions, of a cam a. plurality of faces cooperative with certain of said devices to normal relation, means for shifting said cam member comprising a forked arm'and a slide rod,-and means for actuating said slide rod member having ncluding a shifting member mounted on a e part and cooperative with certain of In 'atypewriting machine, the combiwith a carriage, stepy-ste mechanism therefor, ribbon fields-0 different a ribbon vibrator, for moving the vibrator in prearranged columnar positions, of means feeding .125 devices to and, from printing point, and tabulating mechanism including stops operative ,to arrest the carriage" vary their 7 operating automatically to change the ribbon field c opera tive with the printing instrum'entalities, said means comprising a floating bar mounted on-the frame and co-acting directly with one or more of the tabulator stops on the carriage, said means further comprising a cam member connected with said floating bar and cooperative with certain of said vibrator-moving devices to alter-the normal reiation thereof. I 31. In a type'writing machine, the combinationwith a carriage, tabulating sto mechanism includin tabulator'stop mem ers on the carriage and of the machine, of ribbon field changing mechanism including a field changing member, and a spring controlled floating bar connected therewith and contactive with a tabulator stop member on the carriage which operates to actuate said bar and shift said field changing member, said field chan ing member being reshifted by its spring w en the contact between said tabulator stop memher and said floating bar ceases.

32. In a typewriting rnachin;the combination with a carriage, and tabulating mechanism including tabulator stop members, on the carriage and tabulator sto s on the frame of the machine, of ribbon-fie d-changing mechanism including a field changing member, a spring-controlled bar having-a stepped portion, said bar bein connected with said member and its stepped portion being contactive with a tabulator stop member on the carraige which operates a ainst one face of said step ed ortion to shi t said bar and against anot er ace'of said stepped por tion to maintain said bar shifted.

tabulator stops on the'frame a field changing member, a sprin controlled bar having a parallel motion an connected with said member, said bar being-contactive ith and operative by a tabulator stop on the carriage, and hand controlled means for shifting said floating bar in two directions to change ribbon fields and render said tabulator stop members inoperative on said bar.

34. In atypewriting machine, the combination of .a carriage and tabulatin mechanism including a tabulator stopmem er on the carriage an arranged side by side. on the frame of tie machine, of ribbon field changing mechanism including a s ring controlled floating bar contactive wit and movable by said tabulator stop member, said bar bein maintained in abnonnal position by said ta ulator stop member only durin the passage of said member across the eld of said denomina tional stops, said bar returning automatically to normal osition when said stop member separates m said bar and simultaneously passes out of the field of said denominational sto s.

, Signed at yracuse, in the county of-Onondaga and State of New York this 13th day of December, A; D. 1907.

' H RBERT STEELE.

Witnesses: I

Joan H. DANIEL, W. O. HAY.

a set of denominational sto s- 

